Swahili
mafagio
mah-fah-GEE-oh
How to say it
Swahilimafagiomah-fah-GEE-ohsoon
Englishbroomssoon
Frenchbalaissoon
Meaning
Brooms or brushes used for sweeping, considered as a group.
Good to know
plural of ufagio (u-class singular, an irregular u-/ma- pairing); mafagio is the everyday plural in speech.
Examples
- Mafagio yamewekwa nyuma ya mlango.The brooms have been placed behind the door.
- Je, mafagio haya ni mapya?Are these brooms new?
- Tuliyanunua mafagio matatu sokoni.We bought three brooms at the market.
- Mafagio hayakutosha kusafisha ua lote.The brooms were not enough to sweep the whole yard.
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